diff --git a/examples/simple/.gitignore b/examples/simple/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c3adbf0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/simple/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+.rebar
+_rel
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/examples/simple/Makefile b/examples/simple/Makefile
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index 0000000..557afc7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/simple/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+REBAR = rebar
+RELX  = relx
+
+.PHONY: all deps compile rel
+
+all: rel
+
+deps:
+	$(REBAR) get-deps
+
+compile: deps
+	$(REBAR) compile
+
+rel: compile
+	$(RELX)
diff --git a/examples/simple/README.md b/examples/simple/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8238bf5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/simple/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+# Simple Social Example
+
+This example shows the basic usage of social for OAuth.
+
+By default, the HTTP server listens on port 8080.
+
+## Configuration
+
+In `etc/app.config` there is a commented list of OAuth provider
+configs.  To get the example working, uncomment the desired sections
+and fill in the client id, secret, and any other necessary values. You
+should be able to get these values from the OAuth provider.
+
+If no OAuth providers are configured you will be unable to use social.
+
+## Usage
+
+To build and run the application:
+
+```shell
+# fetch the deps, compile the app, and build the release
+make
+
+# start the application in the foreground
+./_rel/simple_example/bin/simple_example foreground
+```
+
+You should now be able to login into a configured OAuth provider at
+`auth/$provider/login`.
+
+## Environment
+
+This was tested using:
+
+- rebar 2.5.1-1-ge9f62c4
+- relx 1.1.0 (there were issues with 1.2.0)
diff --git a/examples/simple/etc/app.config b/examples/simple/etc/app.config
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..84b2f67
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/simple/etc/app.config
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+[{simple, [{port, 8080},
+           {oauth_providers,
+            [
+            %% {<<"google">>,
+            %%  [{client_id, <<"...">>},
+            %%   {client_secret, <<"...">>},
+            %%   {callback_uri, <<"/auth/google/callback">>},
+            %%   {scope, << "https://www.googleapis.com/auth/userinfo.email ",
+            %%              "https://www.googleapis.com/auth/userinfo.profile" >>},
+            %%   {authorize_uri, <<"https://accounts.google.com/o/oauth2/auth">>},
+            %%   {token_uri, <<"https://accounts.google.com/o/oauth2/token">>}
+            %%  ]},
+            %%  {<<"facebook">>,
+            %%   [{client_id, <<"...">>},
+            %%    {client_secret, <<"...">>},
+            %%    {callback_uri, <<"/auth/facebook/callback">>},
+            %%    {scope, <<"email">>},
+            %%    {authorize_uri, <<"https://www.facebook.com/dialog/oauth">>},
+            %%    {token_uri, <<"https://graph.facebook.com/oauth/access_token">>}
+            %%   ]},
+            %%  {<<"github">>,
+            %%   [{client_id, <<"...">>},
+            %%    {client_secret, <<"...">>},
+            %%    {callback_uri, <<"/auth/github/callback">>},
+            %%    {scope, <<>>},
+            %%    {authorize_uri, <<"https://github.com/login/oauth/authorize">>},
+            %%    {token_uri, <<"https://github.com/login/oauth/access_token">>}
+            %%   ]},
+            %%  {<<"mailru">>,
+            %%   [{client_id, <<"...">>},
+            %%    {client_secret, <<"...">>},
+            %%    {secret_key, <<"...">>},
+            %%    {callback_uri, <<"/auth/mailru/callback">>},
+            %%    {scope, <<>>},
+            %%    {authorize_uri, <<"https://connect.mail.ru/oauth/authorize">>},
+            %%    {token_uri, <<"https://connect.mail.ru/oauth/token">>}
+            %%   ]},
+            %%  {<<"paypal">>,
+            %%   [{client_id, <<"...">>},
+            %%    {client_secret, <<"...">>},
+            %%    {callback_uri, <<"/auth/paypal/callback">>},
+            %%    {scope, <<"https://identity.x.com/xidentity/resources/profile/me">>},
+            %%    {authorize_uri, <<"https://identity.x.com/xidentity/resources/authorize">>},
+            %%    {token_uri, <<"https://identity.x.com/xidentity/oauthtokenservice">>}
+            %%   ]},
+            %%  {<<"vkontakte">>,
+            %%   [{client_id, <<"...">>},
+            %%    {client_secret, <<"...">>},
+            %%    {callback_uri, <<"/auth/vkontakte/callback">>},
+            %%    {scope, <<"uid,first_name,last_name,sex,photo">>},
+            %%    {authorize_uri, <<"https://oauth.vk.com/authorize">>},
+            %%    {token_uri, <<"https://oauth.vk.com/access_token">>}
+            %%   ]},
+            %%  {<<"yandex">>,
+            %%   [{client_id, <<"...">>},
+            %%    {client_secret, <<"...">>},
+            %%    {callback_uri, <<"/auth/yandex/callback">>},
+            %%    {scope, <<>>},
+            %%    {authorize_uri, <<"https://oauth.yandex.ru/authorize">>},
+            %%    {token_uri, <<"https://oauth.yandex.ru/token">>}
+            %%   ]}
+            ]}
+          ]}].
diff --git a/examples/simple/etc/sys.config b/examples/simple/etc/sys.config
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b036be6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/simple/etc/sys.config
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+["etc/app.config"].
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/examples/simple/rebar.config b/examples/simple/rebar.config
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8f0a5ea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/simple/rebar.config
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+{erl_opts, [
+  debug_info,
+  warn_format,
+  warn_export_vars,
+  warn_obsolete_guard,
+  warn_bif_clash
+]}.
+
+{deps, [
+  {cowboy, ".*", {git, "https://github.com/ninenines/cowboy.git", {tag, "1.0.1"}}},
+  {social, ".*", {git, "https://github.com/dvv/social.git", {branch, "master"}}}
+]}.
diff --git a/examples/simple/relx.config b/examples/simple/relx.config
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1fb9a56
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/simple/relx.config
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+{release, {simple_example, "1"}, [simple]}.
+{extended_start_script, true}.
+{sys_config, "etc/sys.config"}.
+{overlay, [{copy, "etc/app.config", "etc/app.config"}]}.
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/examples/simple/src/simple.app.src b/examples/simple/src/simple.app.src
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..772fa25
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/simple/src/simple.app.src
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+{application, simple,
+ [
+  {description, ""},
+  {vsn, "1"},
+  {registered, []},
+  {applications, [
+                  kernel,
+                  stdlib,
+                  social
+                 ]},
+  {mod, { simple_app, []}},
+  {env, []}
+ ]}.
diff --git a/examples/simple/src/simple_app.erl b/examples/simple/src/simple_app.erl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5255827
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/simple/src/simple_app.erl
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+-module(simple_app).
+
+-behaviour(application).
+
+%% Application callbacks
+-export([start/2, stop/1]).
+
+-define(HTTP_PORT, 8080).
+-define(COWBOY_REF, cowboy).
+
+%% ===================================================================
+%% Application callbacks
+%% ===================================================================
+
+start(_StartType, _StartArgs) ->
+  Dispatch = cowboy_router:compile([{'_', routes()}]),
+  {ok, _} = cowboy:start_http(?COWBOY_REF, 100,
+                              [{port, ?HTTP_PORT}],
+                              [{env, [{dispatch, Dispatch}]}]),
+  simple_sup:start_link().
+
+stop(_State) ->
+  cowboy:stop_lister(?COWBOY_REF).
+
+%% ===================================================================
+%% Internal
+%% ===================================================================
+
+routes() ->
+  case application:get_env(oauth_providers) of
+    {ok, OAuthProviders} ->
+      [{"/auth/:provider/:action", cowboy_social, OAuthProviders}]
+  end.
diff --git a/examples/simple/src/simple_sup.erl b/examples/simple/src/simple_sup.erl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d39ffb3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/simple/src/simple_sup.erl
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+-module(simple_sup).
+
+-behaviour(supervisor).
+
+%% API
+-export([start_link/0]).
+
+%% Supervisor callbacks
+-export([init/1]).
+
+%% Helper macro for declaring children of supervisor
+-define(CHILD(I, Type), {I, {I, start_link, []}, permanent, 5000, Type, [I]}).
+
+%% ===================================================================
+%% API functions
+%% ===================================================================
+
+start_link() ->
+  supervisor:start_link({local, ?MODULE}, ?MODULE, []).
+
+%% ===================================================================
+%% Supervisor callbacks
+%% ===================================================================
+
+init([]) ->
+  {ok, {{one_for_one, 5, 10}, []}}.
diff --git a/src/social.app.src b/src/social.app.src
index a1d7989..0ab0783 100644
--- a/src/social.app.src
+++ b/src/social.app.src
@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@
     kernel,
     stdlib,
     ssl,
-    cowboy
+    cowboy,
+    jsx
   ]},
   {env, []}
 ]}.